Ash-receptacle for furnaces.



A. B. MEYER.

ASH RECEPTACLE FOR FURNCES. APPLICATION FILED FEB.13, 1915.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

illlll ASH-RECEETACLE FOR- FURNACES.

Specification of 'Letters Patent.

Patenten api.. er, raie.,

Application filed February 13, 1915. SerialyNo. 8,037.

T0 all whom it muy concern Be it known that I, Annn'nl. MnYn-a, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, haveyinvented certain new and useful lmproveinents in Ash-Receptacles for Furnaces, of which the following is a speciication.

IThis invention relates to devices for removing ashes from thc ash pit of furnaces, its object being to eti'ect removal of the ashes without stirring up dust and dirt.

The herein stated object is attained by means of a-novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section of a fragment of the furnace showing the application of the invention, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-section on the line 9.-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes a furnace provided 'with the -usual grate 6 beneath which is an ash pit 7. In the floor or other foundation on which the furnace is set is a pit 8, the saine being located directly beneatlrthe ash pit 7 to form a continuation of the latter. The pit has a passageway 8 which projects a short dis tance beyond the back of the furnace base and leads to a deeper cavity or second pit 9 opening through the floor or foundation and designed to hold a receptacle which receives the ashes. The cavity 9 has a metal lining 10 comprising a box-shaped casting dimensioned to fit snugly therein. The casting is open at the top and has a spout 11 on one side which extends into the passageway 8 and connects the pit 8 with the second pit 9.

A cover plate Y12 is provided for closing the open top of the pit lining 10. Adjacent to the edge of the cover plate, the same has a depending bead 13 which seats in a. channel 14 in the top. rim of the lining, vsaid rim being widened to obtain enough metaly for the channel. By providing the cover plate with this bottom bead seating in the channel of the lining rim, a dust proof closure for the lining is provided. The cover plate is hinged to the lining rim as indicated at 15.

At 16 is denoted a receptacle designed to be lowered into the cavity 9, within the lin* ing 10, to receive the ashes from the furnace 5. rlihis receptacle has an opening 17 in one side t'o register with the spout 11', and it is also provided with a bail 18 to facilitate handling. rlhe inner or outlet end of the spout l1 projects for a slight distance into the liningl() as indicated at 19, and thc receptacle 1G is so dimensioned that it has suflieient side play in the latter to per-' mit the projection 19 to enter the opening 17. The bottoni ofthe lining has a slant toward the side of the cavity 9 onwhich is the projection 19 so that the receptacle will slide in this direction to receive the said projection 19.

ln use, the receptacle 1G being in place, the

ashes which have dropped into the pit 8 are pushed by means of a shovel or other device to the spout 1l and they pass through the latter into the receptacle.. The shovel can be inserted through the ash pit door 20 of the furnace 5. During this operations the cover plate 12 will be left seated, ing a closure for the receptacle, and preventing the escape of dust. After the dust has settled in the receptacle, the latter will be removed after swinging thef/cover plate open. Thus it will he seen that the ashes can be removed without raising any dust.-

claim 1. lThe combination with a furnace, of anash pit beneath the grate thereof, said pit having a passageway projecting beyond the furnace base and having the-rein a cavity, a lining in said cavity, said lining having a side spout extending into the passageway, a receptacle removably mounted in the cavity,

thus form-` within the lining. said receptacle having a side opening registering with the outlet end. of the spout, and a closure for the cavity.

2. The combination with a furnace, of an ash pit beneath the grate thereof, said pit having a passageway projecting beyond e furnace base and having therein a cavity, a lining in said cavity, said lining having a side spout extending into the passageway, and the .outlet end of the spout extending into the lining, a receptacle removably Vmounted in the cavity, within the lining,

said receptacle having a side opening registering with the outlet end of the spout and receiving the said end of the spout, and a closure for the cavity.

3. The combination with a furnace, of an ash pit beneath the grate thereof. said pit having a passageway projecting beyond the furnace hase and having therein a cavity, a

lining inl said cavity, said lining' having a from which the spout extends, and a closure 10 side spout extendinginto the passageway, and for the cavity. the outlet 'end of the spout extending into In testimony 'whereof I affix my signature the lllin'ing, a receptacleh removably liounted in presence of two Witnesses. 5 in t e cavity, Within t e iining, sai recepy 4 tacle having a. side opening registering with f' ALBERT B' MEYER' the -outlet end of the spout, and receiving Witnesses: said end of the spout, the bottom of the S. J. LEHRER, v lining sloping toward the side of the lining H. G. BATCHELOR. v 

